Huawei released a new TDD LTE-Advanced (LTE-A) device that will operate in the 3.5GHz band. The device supports two carrier aggregation with total downlink speeds of over 220Mbps. The 3.5GHz spectrum is defined by 3GPP as TDD band 42 and band 43 with 400MHz of bandwidth from 3400~3800MHz.
According to Huawei, the device is the first in the world that supports carrier aggregation on 3.5GHz. In tandem with the continuous growth in mobile data traffic, the value of 3.5GHz spectrum is increasingly being recognized worldwide, said Huawei.
Huawei cited that in Japan, the top 3 operators were each awarded 40MHz of spectrum towards their respective TDD LTE-A deployments last December. In the Americas, operators in Canada, Argentina and Peru are currently rolling out networks on this specturm in their regions while operators in Italy, Spain and Norway have all expressed interest in using the TDD LTE-A to provide fiber-like wireless broadband access in suburban and rural areas. In Asia Pacific, the world’s largest 3.5GHz LTE network is being deployed in the Philippines and in Bahrain, the world’s first nationwide 3.5GHz commercial network is being built.
